elfen

See also: Elfen

English

Etymology

From elf +‎ -en. Compare elfin, elven.

Adjective

elfen (comparative more elfen, superlative most elfen)

  1. Belonging to, or relating to, elves.
    • 1857, Olaf Liliekrans, A Play in Three Acts:
      ALFHILD. Were I an elfen maid, then truly, say I, it would fare with you ill! / OLAF. Forsooth, then are you the elfen maid!

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Feminine of elf, equivalent to elf +‎ -en. Cognate with Middle High German elbinne (“a fairy, nymph”).

Noun

elfen f (nominative plural elfena)

  1. A female elf, a fairy, nymph

Derived terms

  • dūnelfen f — mountain nymph
  • sǣlfen f — sea nymph
  • wæterelfen f — water nymph
  • wūduelfen f — wood nymph
  • wyldeelfen f — tree nymph

Descendants

References

  • 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", elfen et al.
  • Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), elfen. Retrieved December 12, 2011
  • elfen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elementum. Cognate with Cornish elven, Breton elfenn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlvɛn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

elfen f (plural elfennau)

  1. element (essential part)
  2. (chemistry) element
  3. element, factor, part

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
elfen unchanged unchanged helfen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Derived terms

  • elfen gemegol
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